Class structure:

• First 5 weeks
  • 1st hr – lecture on key concepts
  • 2^nd hr – guest speakers (donors, NPO leaders in community)
  • 3^rd hr – group work
• Last 5 weeks
  • Entire class is devoted to group work (discussions and presentations)

Group work is facilitated by one of the Civic Engagement Scholars

• • • Laura Fox
    • Nol Matrin-Tungpalan
    • Michael Suarez

Student roles

• Convening Directors – determine the manner in which voting will occur at the Board meeting; responsible for finalizing wording of the Board’s mission statement
• Program Directors – introduce groups’ presentations and keep each presentation on time; moderate Q/A session for their group during final Board meeting
• Editorial Directors – responsible for final editing and proofreading; emailing docs on time
• Events Directors – work with development director, Ms. Ambareen Naqvi, to plan Giving Ceremony
• Evaluation and Progress Report Directors – create a questionnaire to illuminate the students’ experiences in class, the findings from which will be submitted as part of the class report to The Philanthropy Lab. The directors will also review the requirements for the progress report for the agencies to be funded by the Spring 2018 class. (assuming this is related to the Eval incentive)

Formally organized Board meeting

• Welcome: Board Members and Guests
• Old Business
• New Business – Funding Decisions:
  • Guidelines for discussion and decision-making (Convening Directors)
  • Brief summary for each of the three proposals, including responses to any questions/concerns raised during the May 21 presentations (Program Directors)
  • Discussion and decisions about funding (entire Board; limited to 90 minutes)
• Updates & Reports Regarding Future Events
  • Recommendations for awardee progress reports (Evaluation and Progress Report Directors)
  • Plans for the Awards Reception (Events Directors)
  • Evaluation of the class experience (Evaluation and Progress Report Directors)

During one class period, 4 former students return to “talk about their experiences and offer perspective to this year’s class” and then stay for workgroup sessions to serve as “guest co-facilitators”